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3rd April 2020

RFU Confirmed Newcastle Falcons’ promotion to the Gallagher Premiership for the 2020-21 season

At Twickenham, Bath took the game 44-19. Wigan struggled at the scrum, fixed and loose, and line-out in spite of having a smattering of ex-RU players. The use of the then quite new driving maul also gave Bath an edge.

It would be interesting to repeat the exercise. Rush defence is now common in our game and varied running lines and effective back-up play is standard.

In the RU laws game you'd plenty of High Tackles as League players go in high (not illegally), I think the challenges of set pieces would still be there if not more so as the amount of ex-RU in the League game is far less now.

In the RL laws game I think it'd be quite an even match as things like Touch Rugby in training has become more of a thing. Mind you if RU teams needed to play a usual front row for 80mins I think the RL would win in the final 20.

I think the league game would be much closer. Particularly if the union team was selected wisely for the league game. A mobile hooker and 5 back rowers in the pack. Some big direct runners in the backs
The union game would now be a walkover but it would be a god awful game to watch. Scrum, penalty line out maul penalty repeat until try

Is my memory right that these were midweek games with highlights shown on sportsnight?

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